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Okat Park and River Forest High School | District 200

2026 - 2027 Performing Arts Schedule

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Main Stage Performances

RIDE THE CYCLONE: TEEN EDITION
Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17 @ 7 p.m. 
Music, Book, and Lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Directed by Michelle Bayer
Tickets: $8 Adults | $6 Seniors/Students
In this hilarious and outlandish dark musical comedy, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster, The Cyclone. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other – the chance to return to life through a musical competition. 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Nov. 19 @ 4 p.m. | Nov. 20, 21 @ 7 p.m. | Nov. 21 @ 3 p.m. 
By Charles Dickens
Tickets: $10 Adults |$8 Seniors/Students
With Christmas looming ahead, Ebenezer Scrooge must come to terms with the man he has become and all that he has lost along the way.  This original adaptation leans into the Victorian-Gothic-Horror of Charles Dicken's original novella-- this is a ghost story after all!

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Feb. 25, 26, 27 @ 7 p.m. | Feb. 27 @ 3 p.m. 
Tickets: $10 Adults |$8 Seniors/Students
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THE PROM: SCHOOL EDITION
March 6, 12 & 13 @ 7 p.m. |  March 7  @ 2 p.m.
Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, Music by Matthew Sklar, and Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Directed by Michelle Bayer
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So, when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue… and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to make a difference, the Broadway stars team up with the courageous student, leading to a transformation that brings everyone together in the name of love and acceptance.
Tickets: $10 Adults | $8 Seniors/Students

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
May 7, 8, 14, 15 @ 7 p.m.
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Linda Burns
Tickets: $8 Adults | $6 Seniors/Students
Teenage infatuation! Mischievous fairies! A play that goes wrong! OPRFHS Theater Department will end our season with Shakespeare’s beloved romantic fantastical comedy.  Come see what happens with a little fairy magic: love gets complicated, mortals get transformed, and nothing goes quite according to plan.

 
 
 
 
 

Studio 200 - Student Directed Productions

Tickets: $5 General Admission

Note: Huskie Booster & Good Neighbor Passes cannot be redeemed for these performances.

RABBIT HOLE
by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Teddy Nielsen
Sept. 30, Oct. 1 @ 7 p.m. |  Oct. 2 @ 4 p.m.
Eight months after the accidental death of their son, Becca and Howie Corbett are left adrift, their grief leading them down different paths. Faced with resurfaced familial tensions, a new life preparing to take shape, and the arrival of the boy responsible for their child's loss, the couple is forced to ask: How do you move forward when the past is impossible to leave behind? Should you?

4000 MILES
By Amy Herzog
Directed by Tekla Schreiner-Witte
Nov. 11 @ 4 p.m. | Nov. 12, 13 @ 7 p.m.
After suffering a major loss while on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder, and ultimately reach each other. Hilarious and heartbreaking, Amy Herzog's "4000 Miles" explores love, loss, and self-reflection in today's fast-paced world. 

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Directed by Gayatri Gadhvi
Feb. 17, 18 @ 7 p.m. | Feb. 19 @ 4 p.m.
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THE MOUSETRAP
By Agatha Christie
Directed by Lilette Teclaw
April 21, 23 @ 7 p.m. | April 22 @ 4 p.m. 
The longest-running play in the world, Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" follows a group of mysterious strangers trapped inside during a snowstorm, where it is revealed that one of them may a murderer. As the snow shows no signs of stopping, they grow increasingly suspicious of each other as more and more secrets are revealed. 

 
 
 
 
 

OPRFHS Presents   

Improv Showcase
Tickets: FREE
Oct. 8 | 4 p.m. 
Dec. 3 | 4 p.m.
Feb. 25 | 4 p.m.
April 29 | 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Orchesis Showcase
Tickets: $8 Adults | $6 Seniors/Students
Oct. 23 & 24 | 7 p.m.
Oct. 25 | 2 p.m.
April 16 & 17 | 7 p.m.
April 18 | 2 p.m.

Spoken Word Showcase
Tickets: $5 General Admission (Huskie Booster & Good Neighbor Passes cannot be redeemed for this event.)
Dec. 1 | 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 | 6:30 p.m.
May 20 | 6:30 p.m.

Vocal Jazz Concert
Tickets: $5 Adults | $3 Seniors/Students
Jun. 2 | 7 p.m.

Song Writing Showcase
Tickets: FREE
Dec. 2 | 4 p.m.

Jun. 9 | 4 p.m.
 

Drama Showcase
Tickets: FREE
Jan. 14 | 4 p.m.
Jun. 3 | 4 p.m.

Speech Performance
Tickets: FREE
Jan. 27 | 6:30 p.m.

An Evening of One Acts: 12 Hour Play Festival
Tickets: $10 General Admission (Huskie Booster & Good Neighbor Passes cannot be redeemed for this event.)
May 22 | 7:00 p.m.

Show Choir Concert
Tickets: $10 General Admission (Huskie Booster & Good Neighbor Passes cannot be redeemed for this event.)
April 9 | 7 p.m.

AMPT Music Festival 
Tickets: $5 General Admission | $2 Students 
Apr 23 | 6 p.m.

 

Music Performances

Tickets (except for Huskie Music Fest & Prisms): $4 Adult | $3 Seniors/Students

Tickets for Huskie Music Fest:

  • In advance: $10 Adult | $8 Seniors/Students
  • At the Door: $12 General Admission

HUSKIE MUSIC FEST TICKETS 

Tickets for Prisms of Winter: $10 General Admission

  • Oct. 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Huskie Music Fest**
  • Oct. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Concerto Competition*
  • Nov. 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Jazz Ensemble Concert
  • Nov. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Choral Concert
  • Dec. 10 & 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Prisms of Winter Concert
  • Feb. 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Jazz Ensemble Concert*
  • March 22 | 7:00 p.m. | String & Concert Orchestra Concert
  • March 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Concert Band, Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony
  • March 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Wind Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra Concert
  • April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Choral Concert
  • May 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Concert & Symphony Orchestra Farewell Concert*
  • May 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Concert & Symphonic Band Concert*
  • May 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Wind Symphony & Ensemble Concert*
  • June 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Choral Concert

*Free Admission
**Huskie Booster & Good Neighbor Passes cannot be redeemed for these events